# Goose Bay Airport (Z40)

**Goose Bay Airport** (FAA: Z40) is a small airport in Goose Bay, Alaska, United States. It opened in Oct 1949. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/z40

## At a glance

- FAA: Z40
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Goose Bay, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Oct 1949
- Elevation: 78 ft / 24 m
- Coordinates: 61.3947, -149.8453
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose_Bay_Airport_(Alaska) (1 language)
- Weather station: PAED · WMO 70272
- Ident: Z40

## Timeline

- Oct 1949: Goose Bay Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 78 ft / 24 m | =37,851 of 43,403 | =17,161 in North America | =14,281 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/z40/data